diff --git a/package/pkg-cmake.mk b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
index 8e6a573835..1cd91ab1ca 100644
--- a/package/pkg-cmake.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ $(2)_CONF_OPT			?=
 $(2)_MAKE			?= $$(MAKE)
 $(2)_MAKE_ENV			?=
 $(2)_MAKE_OPTS			?=
-$(2)_INSTALL_HOST_OPT		?= install
+$(2)_INSTALL_HOST_OPTS		?= install
 $(2)_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS	?= DESTDIR=$$(STAGING_DIR) install
 $(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS		?= DESTDIR=$$(TARGET_DIR) install
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ endif
 #
 ifndef $(2)_INSTALL_CMDS
 define $(2)_INSTALL_CMDS
-	$$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_OPTS) $$($$(PKG)_INSTALL_HOST_OPT) -C $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR)
+	$$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_OPTS) $$($$(PKG)_INSTALL_HOST_OPTS) -C $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR)
 endef
 endif